#2A558D#2A558D
#2A558D is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.104 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2A558D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 85, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 54%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 70%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70.2%, 39.7%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.81, 4.64, -35.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.81, 35.74, 277.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.77% -0.0253 -0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.77% 0.104 256) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0093, 8.9114, 26.4394) |
| Luminance | 0.0891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 0.69
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 2.23
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 2.96
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 2.99
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.42
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2A558D #8D622A
analogous
#2A868D #2A558D #302A8D
triadic
#2A558D #8D2A55 #558D2A
tetradic
#2A558D #8D2A86 #8D622A #2A8D30
square
#2A558D #8D2A86 #8D622A #2A8D30
split-complementary
#2A558D #8D302A #868D2A
monochromatic
#0E1C2F #1C395E #2A558D #3871BC #6191D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.55
#2A558D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.78
#2A558D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #2A558D
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2A558D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2A558D | 1.00 | 7.55 | 2.78 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C598F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D508C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00626A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2a558d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 85, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.104 256.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7084ae',
500: '#2a558d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2a558d; $custom-light: #7084ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2a558d",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 85,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.939,
"s": 54.098,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44774,
"c": 0.10402,
"h": 256
},
"luminance": 0.08912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2A558D
secondary
#B68F5D
accent
#9E4ADD
background
#F7F8FA
surface
#EDEFF4
border
#C8CACE
text
#080A10
muted
#7B7C7F